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ˈæs ə nəs; -ˌnaɪac·i·nus

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. acinusnoun

    one of the small drupes making up an aggregate or multiple fruit like a blackberry

  2. acinusnoun

    one of the small sacs or saclike dilations in a compound gland

Wiktionary

  1. acinusnoun

    One of the small grains or drupelets which make up some kinds of fruit, as the blackberry, raspberry, etc.

  2. acinusnoun

    A grape-stone.

  3. acinusnoun

    One of the granular masses which constitute a racemose or compound gland, as the pancreas; also, one of the saccular recesses in the lobules of a racemose gland. - Richard Quain.

  4. Etymology: acinus (grape, grape-stone).

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  1. acinus

    An acinus refers to a small, round, sack-like structure in the body, often forming part of a larger organ or gland. Its primary function is secretion. Examples include the acini found in salivary glands, pancreas, and mammary glands. The term acinus is derived from the Latin word for grape, as many acini resemble a bunch of grapes.

  2. acinus

    An acinus is the smallest functional unit of a gland or organ, consisting of a small group of cells that work together to secrete or excrete substances. In the context of the pancreas, acinus produces digestive enzymes. In the context of the lungs, it is the terminal part of the respiratory tree. It is derived from the Latin word 'acinus' meaning 'grape'.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Acinusnoun

    one of the small grains or drupelets which make up some kinds of fruit, as the blackberry, raspberry, etc

  2. Acinusnoun

    a grapestone

  3. Acinusnoun

    one of the granular masses which constitute a racemose or compound gland, as the pancreas; also, one of the saccular recesses in the lobules of a racemose gland

  4. Etymology: [L., grape, grapestone.]

Wikidata

  1. Acinus

    An acinus refers to any cluster of cells that resembles a many-lobed "berry," such as a raspberry. The berry-shaped termination of an exocrine gland, where the secretion is produced, is acinar in form, as is the alveolar sac containing multiple alveoli in the lungs.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of acinus in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of acinus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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